Centrelink weathering financial storm, says GM; Paid maternity leave must happen - ACTU; It is OK to go into red...
Centrelink weathering financial storm, says GM: Centrelink's general manager Hank Jongen says there is no evidence that the welfare agency is struggling under the burden of the global economic crisis, and that it is financially sound. More on this ABC story here.
Paid maternity leave must happen - ACTU: The ACTU has warned the federal government that paid maternity leave is not negotiable and must be delivered in next year's budget. The Age has more on this story.
It's OK to go into red: The Reserve Bank has given the green light for federal and state governments to go into deficit to support economic growth in the face of the global downturn, writes David Uren in The Australian.
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